What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46462 and 46482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46462 and 46482 is 2.

GCF(46462,46482) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46462 and 46482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46462 and 46482.

How to find the GCF of 46462 and 46482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46462 and 46482. After we will calculate the factors of 46462 and 46482 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46462

Prime factors of 46462 are 2, 13, 1787. Prime factorization of 46462 in exponential form is:

46462 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46482

Prime factors of 46482 are 2, 3, 61, 127. Prime factorization of 46482 in exponential form is:

46482 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 46462

List of positive integer factors of 46462 that divides 46462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1787, 3574, 23231

Step-4: Factors of 46482

List of positive integer factors of 46482 that divides 46462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 61, 122, 127, 183, 254, 366, 381, 762, 7747, 15494, 23241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46462 and 46482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46462 and 46482 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46462 and 46482